Windows 8.1 Update 1 is due out the day XP dies: April 8, 2014. Coincidental? What do you think. Anyway, those of you who have Windows 8 \/ 8.1 might be interested to know that Microsoft is working hard to make Windows 8 more like Windows 7 — really. The more they change Windows 8, the more like Windows 7 it becomes — imagine Windows 8 with start screen (Metro) option.<\/p>\n
Anyway– we hope you find the following article from The Verge interesting. Be sure to read the entire article and the comments readers have made.<\/p>\n
\nMicrosoft finalizes Windows 8.1 Update 1, improved desktop features available next month<\/h2>\n
Microsoft has completed the development process of Windows 8.1 Update 1. Sources familiar with Microsoft\u2019s plans have revealed to The Verge that the software maker recently signed off on a final version of the update, a process known internally as Release to Manufacturing (RTM). Microsoft has started sharing Windows 8.1 Update 1 with partners and PC makers ahead of its release next month. Russian leaker WZor claims the final update was originally compiled on February 21st.<\/p>\n
While the update is ready, it\u2019s not clear exactly how Microsoft intends to brand the final version. The company announced Update 1 as a \u2018spring\u2019 update for Windows 8.1 during a press event at Mobile World Congress last week. Most of the changes in the update are designed to appease keyboard and mouse users, with options to show Windows 8 apps on the desktop taskbar, the ability to see show the desktop taskbar above Windows 8-style apps, and a new title bar at the top of Windows 8 apps with options to minimize, close, or snap apps. Microsoft is also adding a shutdown button to the Start Screen for non-touch machines, with a new search button present across all machines…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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